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M. G. NIXON AND 0. SMITH.

GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1912.

1,319,355., I Patented Oct. 21,1919.

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' I E STATES PATENT orr cn MILEs e. mom, or cHIcAeoQILLiNms, AND-OBERLIN SMITH, or smnen'romnnwl JERSEY.

GAME ArrAnATus'.

ton, in the county of Cumberland and State of NewJersey,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement :in' Game Ap pa ratus, and do herebydeclare-that the follow ing, is a full, clear, and exactldescription thereof.

capable of use by two' or more persons and which is readily adaptable to the number of players, and to this end our invention" con- 'sist's the 'gamezapparatus c0nstr uctedp substantially as hereinafter SPQCifLBCl and claimed. 1

, In the accompanying:drawings I Figure 1 "is perspective view of apparatus embodyingourinventilon arranged for three persons to: participatein the game? Fig.2 is a top plan View illustrating'am other form of ourinyention and arranged for four players r Fig. 3 is ia perspeetlveview illustrating yet anothericonstruction embodying our inventlon.

Brieflydescribed our apparatus comprises f a platform o'r'boardconsisting of a section shown as in the form of a segment 10 for each player (there being preferablyfour such segments) a group of ten-pins 11 for each segment, and a missileor ball 12 hung by a flexible device'such as a chain or cord 13 at the center of the segments,the cord being of such length that when the ball is thrown by a player from his side of the board, it may reach and strike the ten pins of an adversary, the ball being suspended by a swivel so that it may swing around the circle of players. The ball suspending device is preferably in the form of a post or mast 14 which rises from the central portion orsection 15 of the board to which the post -is detachably connected and to which the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 27, 1918. Serial No. 224,922,

Patented Oct. 21,1919.

be varied so as to consist of either two, three or four,depen-ding on the number of players and to enable them to be placed at equal distances apart whether [the number be two, three or four. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2,

thecentral section 15 of the board has a cir cular or polygonal contour and in its edge there are radial holes or sockets 16 so arranged that thereare four that are ninety y l degrees apart and three one hundred and Our invention relatestojgames of the tna-f ture often pins more particularly-to table apparatus comprising ten-pins and'a" suspended missile for ball" andYgenerally" stated our objectis to providean apparatus twenty degrees apart, and in the inner edge of each segment is a similar hole or socket i 17. Asshown in Fig 1, a flat distanceblock 18 is interposed between the periphery ofthe central section 15 and eachsegmentsaid dis tance block having at opposite ends a tenon the tenons in the holes of the central section 15 andthe segmentsyand their separation;

'It is desirable to prevent the dead men or thepins toppled over falling tothe floor when the apparatus is used upon a table, where ordinarily it will beplaced and which approximates the diameter of thetable. For

thls purpose we attach to the outer rim'of each segment an upstanding flange or fence 20, which preferablyinclines outward and upwardso as to efficiently serve the purpose without risk of the clothes of the player catching upon the edge thereof, as is apt to happen if the fence is vertical. The fence is made of suitable sheet material, and the ends for each segment terminate in such form that when the apparatus is in a knocked-down condition, one segment with its fence can readily nest within the other.

To facilitate placing the ten-pins or men in position, the segments have slight circular depressions or sockets 21, each of a diameter to readily receive the base of the ten pin.

The detachable distance and connecting piece between each segment and the central portion 15 of the board instead of being a block as shown in Fig. 1 may be a simple round rod 22 as shown in Fig. 2. It will be evident that the distance piece as a separate part need not be employed because, as for example, a table may be specially made having a circular top with a central hole or so that one lies directly above the other and the lateral extent of all is no greater than the dimensions of one and they are opened out or swung upon their pivots whenthe game is to be played, the desired numberbeing'opened out whether two, three or four. Thusthe board consists of the desired number of units say four composed of a central portion 150, an armor spoke 151 radiating therefrom,and the ten pin supporting segment 152 at the extremity of the arm,

these three parts being made of one piece,

. of material which may be sheet metal or other thin sheet material, and the central portions 150 being oine'd by a pivot 153.

ten pins for the respective players is highly desirable in that the field or place occupied by' each player and his men "is very dis-f tinctly' separated from the others and hencesaid central and pin-supporting sect-ionsbe-;

ing independent, parts, means. extending J from the pin-supportingsections to thef cen-f.

confusion is obviated.

By' reason or thesuspension of the 'ball from acentral mast not only is the appa ratus given a very simple and attractive form, but since the ball is free to swing around injan orbital path, it is possiblemost advantageously-to multiply the number of players'above two. f v

Having thus described our invention what we claimisz a 1. A game apparatuscomprising several groups of ten-pins, a support for each: group, a ball suspending post about which a section. V,

we have hereunto set our, hands MILES suixoitf;

the supports are situated, said'supports be ing shiftable to vary the distance between them according to the number bf players to-participatein the game, each supportbeing of asize to hold all the. pins for each player. r

2; A groups of ten-pins, a support for each group, a ball suspending post about which the supports are situated, said supports begame apparatus comprising several ing shiftable to vary thedistance between them according to the number of layers to participate in the game,ieach of sa d supports having a fence outside the row of tenpins when placed thereon, i

prising a central. section and ten-pin sup porting sections separately COImGCtGd 'Wlt-h the central section and each ten-pin sup- 3. A ame apparatus comp-risingfgroups porting section being of elongated form and.

spaced. from the centralsectionfbeyond its mid-portion, each supporting sectionfbeing of a size to hold all the pins-'forg each player i A-sa e p r t sso r sin a b ar composed of a central; section and 'ten,;:pin supporting sections radiating" therefpom v pins for each player, and a centraljball- V suspending post rising fro nfsaid central In testimony that we claim the roieg' 'in i QBERLIN SMITH,

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